Tag: Loneliness

Quarantine Fatigue: Single, No Work and No Travel

Published: June 4, 2020 | Last Updated: June 4, 2020 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading
Quarantine Fatigue: Single, No Work and No Travel

Like many of us feeling a sense of quarantine fatigue, a 60-year-old reader feels alone while maintaining social distance with no end in sight.

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A man experiences loneliness after a loss

Published: February 2, 2017 | Last Updated: February 3, 2017 By | 7 Replies Continue Reading

It’s understandable to feel friendless and lonely after a loss.

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How can I make friends when I’m feeling depressed?

Published: October 9, 2016 | Last Updated: October 9, 2016 By | 6 Replies Continue Reading

Admittedly, It’s tough to make friends when you’re feeling depressed…

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Reader Wisdom: On loneliness over the holidays

Published: December 8, 2015 | By | 20 Replies Continue Reading
Reader Wisdom: On loneliness over the holidays

On a thread called “Why Would Someone Have No Friends?,” a reader commented that she felt lonely and isolated over the holidays. Many people feel that way at this time of year. She wrote: …I don’t have a family. No parents, no siblings. None. My cousins are all over the world, and since we were […]

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Feeling lonely? 14 Tips for getting over the holiday hump

Published: December 6, 2015 | Last Updated: January 9, 2016 By | 7 Replies Continue Reading
Feeling lonely? 14 Tips for getting over the holiday hump

The holiday season can be depressing if you are feeling lonely or dispirited while everyone else seems joyous and happy.

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In the Media – On midlife loneliness

Published: September 26, 2015 | Last Updated: September 26, 2015 By | 38 Replies Continue Reading
In the Media – On midlife loneliness

Writing in The Telegraph (UK), journalist Maria Lally writes about midlife loneliness.

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Reader Wisdom: On chronic pain and friendship

Published: August 19, 2015 | By | 12 Replies Continue Reading
Reader Wisdom: On chronic pain and friendship

A reader with chronic pain explains the friendship challenges she faces.

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Another Summer Book Giveaway: 100 Simple Ways To Have More Friends

Published: August 16, 2015 | By | 23 Replies Continue Reading
Another Summer Book Giveaway: 100 Simple Ways To Have More Friends

My friend and colleague Cherie Burbach has just written a new book about friendship, 100 Simple Ways to Have More Friends.

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No Friends: And Before You Ask…I Am On Meds

Published: June 25, 2015 | Last Updated: August 22, 2022 By | 19 Replies Continue Reading
No Friends: And Before You Ask…I Am On Meds

A guy on meds feels alone without friends. Is it making him depressed or is his depression keeping him from making friends?

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In the Media – 7 Surprising causes of high blood pressure (Grandparents.com)

Published: January 10, 2015 | Last Updated: January 10, 2015 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading
In the Media – 7 Surprising causes of high blood pressure (Grandparents.com)

On Grandparents.com, Sheryl Kraft explains some of the more surprising causes of high blood pressure.

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